On the lonely island of Rachrin, off the Irish coast, stood a mean and miserable hut. The chill wind of winter rattled its wooden door, demanding to be let in. Inside, a man, his cloak wrapped close ...

Robert Bruce was king of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329 aged 50 ... While waiting, Robert the Bruce watched a spider building a web in the cave's entrance.

Robert the Bruce is one of the most famous kings of Scotland, known for his resilient tendencies and encounters with spiders. The famous king was depicted in the 1995 film Braveheart (pictured).

Robert the Bruce died on June 7, 1329, just a month before his 55th birthday. The cause of his death has been a source of much discussion, and disagreement, but most modern scholars believe that ...

So we watch Bruce trudge despondently through snowy countryside, enact a Scottish legend about a spider spinning a web, and languish on a farm where a young widow, ... Robert the Bruce.

Robert the Bruce (1274-1329 and king ... There is a famous story about Bruce, after being defeated by the English and living in exile, watching a spider repeatedly trying to spin a web.

It’s been 25 years since Angus Macfadyen played Robert the Bruce in Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” - but the journey was far from over.